diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 11457072..4eedc7ae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [5.4.0] - 2024-05-23
 
 ### Added
 - new connection settings to provide an x.509 certificate for user authentication. [EventStoreDB-Client-Java#266](https://github.com/EventStore/EventStoreDB-Client-Java/pull/266)
diff --git a/db-client-java/build.gradle b/db-client-java/build.gradle
index 91cbd3d4..923aa0c3 100644
--- a/db-client-java/build.gradle
+++ b/db-client-java/build.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
 }
 
 group = 'com.eventstore'
-version = '5.3.2'
+version = '5.4.0'
 
 java {
     withJavadocJar()